Events

Irish Night with Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Band & Tom Lanigan Band

Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki has been fiddlin' around for 16 years, performing solo and collaborating with numerous bands around New England, New York City, and Ireland. Known for taking the fiddle into...

Friday, February 24, 2012 - 8:00pm

Verdi's Ernani

Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi’s thrilling early gem. Marcello Giordani plays her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast.

Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 1:00pm

2012 New Hampshire State Spelling Bee

The public is encouraged to attend this free event on Saturday, March 3rd at the Capitol Center for the Arts starting at 1 p.m. The student to emerge as the top speller will represent the Granite...

Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 1:00pm

Headliners Comedy Club Presents

Get ready to laugh as three great comics hit the stage in Headliners Comedy Club Presents: Brad Mastrangelo, featured on Comedy Central and Shorty’s Watching Shorty’s;  Joey Carroll, featured on...

Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 8:00pm

The Del Fuegos

The Del Fuegos are among a handful of legendary rock and roll exports from Boston, Mass. Recording alongside X, the Blasters, Los Lobos, and others for L.A.’s Slash Records, the Del Fuegos burned...

Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 7:30pm

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

A singer of incredible range, Max Raabe has a singular ability to capture the cunning rasp of the cabaret singer, the confident belcanto hero, the oily melodiousness of the revue beau, the carefree...

Monday, March 5, 2012 - 7:30pm

Comedian Lenny Clarke

Lenny Clarke, a veteran of Boston comedy, has had an incredible film and television career. He has appeared in several television shows like Lenny, Contest Searchlight, The Job, The John Larroquette...

Friday, March 9, 2012 - 8:00pm

Danú

Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is one of today’s leading traditional Irish ensembles. Their standing room only concerts throughout the world are a glorious mix of high-energy...

Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 4:00pm

Ramona Quimby

Hold onto your hats as you follow the latest breathless adventure of the world’s most animated elementary school student. Ramona, the exasperating but lovable third-grader, has delighted young...

Monday, March 12, 2012 - 10:00am

Travelling Light: National Theatre Live

Travelling Light imagines the birth of silent film in a remote Eastern European village at the turn of the century. Motl Mendl, who's entranced by the flickering silent images on his father's...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 7:00pm

JODI PICOULT "Lone Wolf" Book Tour

New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult joins us again in the Chubb Theatre on the final stop of her Lone Wolf book tour.Lone Wolf explores the notion of family, and the love, protection and...

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 7:00pm

The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare: National Theatre Live

I in earth, in heaven, or in hell?Sleeping or waking? mad or well advised?Known unto these, and to myself disguised!Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for...

Monday, March 26, 2012 - 7:00pm

Ugly Duckling/ The Tortoise & the Hare

Teased, chased, and pushed aside from his friends and family, Ugly Duckling must run away from the pond and venture out on his own. Through the different seasons and new friends along the way, he...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 10:00am

One Night of Queen- Performed by Gary Mullen & The Works

In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the shows history.  The record of 864,838 votes was more than twice that...

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 7:30pm

National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER By Oliver Goldsmith To come to my house, to call for what he likes, to turn me out of my own chair, to insult the family, to order his servants to get drunk, and then to...

Monday, April 2, 2012 - 7:00pm

Writers in the Spotlight: Marilynne Robinson and Paul Harding

What could be better than an evening with a Pulitzer Prize-winning author? How about an evening with two? Join us on Friday, April 6, at 7 PM, as Gibson’s Bookstore and the Capitol Center for the...

Friday, April 6, 2012 - 7:00pm

Massenet's Manon

Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with...

Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 12:00pm

Comedian Juston McKinney

In 1997 Juston turned in his gun and badge and left the dangerous streets of rural Maine where he worked as a police officer and moved to the quiet community of Queens, New York. By 1998 he had...

Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 8:00pm

Rainbow Fish

With her lovely coloring and shimmering scales, the Rainbow Fish is used to being the most beautiful creature in the ocean. So when the other fish ask her for some silver scales, she refuses. How can...

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 10:00am

Riverdance: The Farewell Tour

FAREWELL TOUR! EXPERIENCE THE ORIGINAL! Now in its 17th phenomenal year, RIVERDANCE, the internationally acclaimed celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has touched the hearts of millions...

Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 7:30pm

Steve Green

Steve Green, international Christian recording artist, returns to the CCA for a glorious evening of music, celebration and inspiration. Some of Christian music's most beloved songs were recorded by...

Friday, April 13, 2012 - 7:00pm

An Evening With Judy Collins

Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide for more than 50 years with her unique blend of interpretive  folk songs and contemporary themes. Said the New York Times: “…her unblemished icicle...

Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 7:30pm

Verdi's La Traviata

Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest...

Monday, April 16, 2012 - 6:00pm

The Music of Bill Monroe

“Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world.” —Bill MonroePeter Rowan, guitar; Ronnie McCoury, mandolin; Rob McCoury, banjo; Jason Carter, fiddle;...

Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 7:30pm

Menopause The Musical

Menopause The Musical® - COME JOIN OUR SISTERHOOD!Four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex...

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 7:30pm - Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 7:30pm

Lewis Black: In God We Rust

Grammy-winning comedian, actor and New York Times best-selling author Lewis Black returns to the Capitol Center for the Arts. From his rants on “The Daily Show” and his own HBO and Comedy Central...

Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 8:00pm - Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 8:00pm

Phantom Limb Company presents 69° South: The Shackleton Project

Nearly 100 years after the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton embarked on his iconic expedition to Antarctica, the miraculously talented performers of Phantom Limb Company bring this gripping tale...

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 10:00am

Comic Hypnotist Frank Santos Jr. in the Spotlight Cafe

Frank Santos Jr. has been amazing audiences for over a decade. His spectacular display of mind-bending antics can turn any skeptic into a fan. His act is always fresh, energetic, and unique and no...

Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 8:00pm

“A Moment in Time” A Tribute to Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong

From New Orleans to New York and around the globe, the legacy of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong is just as strong today as it has ever been. For over fifty years, “Satchmo” personified the great American...

Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 4:00pm

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of E.L. Konigsburg’s Newbery Medal-winning classic, ArtsPower has created an enchanting new drama that follows Claudia Kincaid and her brother Jamie up the stone...

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 10:00am

Blue: The Music of Joni Mitchell

Blue: The Music of Joni Mitchell focuses on music from the first phase of her career. Taking its title from Joni’s landmark 1970 album, the concert presents Blue in its entirety, along with many...

Friday, May 11, 2012 - 8:00pm

 

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